Get ready for
six days of
festivities at
Oktoberfest
Rosarian Academy
students aid homeless

By AMY WOODS
Palms West Monthly

The National Junior Honor Society
students recently made more
than 300 peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches for St. Ann Place in
West Palm Beach.

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Frightful good times
await at Moonfest

October is full of fun and frightful
events in Downtown West Palm
Beach, highlighted by annual
favorites Clematis by Fright and
Moonfest.

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Royal Palm to host
weekly Green Market
A weekly bazaar and green
market is coming to Royal Palm
Beach this season, beginning with
the grand-opening and ribboncutting ceremony that takes place
Sunday, Oct. 20.

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Local Happenings ................4, 6
In Brief................................8
Nice and Easy ...................... 10
At the Movies .......................12
On Stage .............................12
Manely Speaking....................13
Community Round-Up ........ 14, 16
Just For the Fun of It ..............17
Outside The Neighborhood ...... 18
Service Directory .............. 18-19
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The Ducks’ Aaron Lamartiniere (center) high fives Gators players Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the conclusion of a game of The
Acreage Tackle Football League in which the Ducks defeated the Gators 35-0.

LOVE

of the

GAME

For the more than 200 kids playing in the Acreage Tackle Football
League, winning is a thing, but it’s far from the only thing.
By RON HAYES
Palms West Monthly

THE ACREAGE — Stop by the community
park on this blue and sunny Saturday morning
and you can’t miss them – The Acreage Tackle
Football League.
“Win Without Bragging. Lose Without Excuses.”
Five divisions. Thirteen teams.
Two hundred thirty boys 5 to 14 years old.
And one girl.
“I just wanted to play,” Amy Chung
says, as if no more reason were
required. She’s decked out in her
shoulder pads, hugging a helmet
under one arm, just another
member of the JV Army team
eager to play as soon as the
Freshmen clear the field.
You just wanted to
play?
“I started playing flag
when I was 5,” she adds.
“I wanted to play tackle
when I was 7, but my parents
said wait until you’re 9. I was
really little back then.”
She’s 14 now, a 9th grader at Seminole Ridge High
School.
Five feet, four inches
tall, 114 pounds.
“This is probably
going to be my last
year because the guys

are going to be bigger now, and I’m not really big,”
she says, resigned. “I don’t want to get hurt.”
For nearly a decade Amy Chung was big
enough, and that’s a point of pride with the league.
“There’s no weight limit here,” says Ron
Flores, commissioner for the past two years.
“Big, small, if you want to play, you can play.”
They do make some creative assignments,
however.
“We’ve got a 10-year-old who weighs 250
pounds,” Flores says. “He plays tackle or
guard, but we don’t let him run the ball.
The heavier kids we make play the line,
but we don’t exclude anyone.”
Too big, too small, kids the other
leagues turn away find their way to the
Acreage league, and some come back.
Flores first got involved as an
assistant coach when his son,
Danny, was 7. Now Flores is the
commissioner and Danny’s 19 and
a coach himself.
“I’ve coached kids who are seniors
in high school now, and some have
signed college contracts,” Flores says
proudly. “When some kid I coached
comes back and says, ‘I just got signed,’
that makes it all worthwhile.”
Founded on Nov. 22, 1998, the league
is self-supporting and unaffiliated with the
city or county.
Parents pay $220 a season, which covers the cost
SEE FOOTBALL / PAGE 11

Oktoberfest turns 40 this year
– all the more reason to support
the American German Club of
the Palm Beaches and indulge in
bratwurst, sauerkraut, schnitzel
and – of course – a little beer.
The Bavarian bash will unfold
on the club’s 10-acre campus
in the party pavilion and under
a giant tent Oct. 11 through 13
and Oct. 18 through 20. More
than 25,000 will attend.
“We’re having a very exciting coming out this year for
our 40th,” said Kurt Freiter, club
president. “Some things are
the same, and some things are
going to be new.”
Freiter initiated a Miss
Oktoberfest pageant for 2013
and crowned Jessica Wittenbrink,
of Wellington, and runner-up
Birte Keays, of Boynton Beach, as
this year’s ambassadors. The two
women not only will promote
the biggest fund-raiser of the
year for the club but also will
raise awareness about its cultural
contributions.
“We’re about being a serious
partner in the community,” Freiter
said. “We like to give back.”
Club members support
other local heritage festivals,
open their facility to nonprofit
groups planning events and
donate to 16 charities annually. Proceeds from tickets sales
and monetary contributions at
Oktoberfest will support those
and other endeavors.
“Oktoberfest is not all about
drinking beer,” Freiter said. “We’re
very much a family-based, familyoriented, cultural club.”
Freiter also boasts that a
Huffington Post travel survey
recently named Palm Beach
County’s Oktoberfest the
second-largest in the nation,
following Cincinnati’s.
“We were kind of surprised,
ourselves,” Freiter said. “Right in
our backyard.”
After the Christmas tree,
Oktoberfest is the most popular
German custom the country has
SEE OKTOBERFEST / PAGE 16

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Local Happenings
‘Breakfast at the
GreenMarket’ kicks
off season in WPB

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CityPlace” will offer an epicurean evening of sampling and
sipping amid live music to benefit a great cause.
Described as “the most flavorful event of the season,” the
benefit for the American Cancer
Society and its event, Making
Strides Against Breast Cancer,
takes place Thursday, Oct. 10.
A self-guided culinary tour, the
benefit will feature two dozen
CityPlace restaurants. The location is 700 S. Rosemary Ave., in
West Palm Beach.
Participants are encouraged to wear pink in support of
patients with and survivors of
breast cancer.
The event runs 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Tickets are $20 in advance and
$25 at the event. For more information, call (561) 366-1000.

West Palm Beach’s GreenMarket makes its return to
the downtown waterfront
Saturday, Oct. 5, featuring an
orchestral performance.
“Breakfast at the
GreenMarket” runs from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. on Banyan Street and
marks the silver-anniversary
celebration of free events and
activities along the waterfront.
The season will include special
twists on free programs such as
Jazz on the Palm.
Each Saturday, the green
market welcomes vendors
selling fresh produce, baked
goods, plants and other items.
Breakfast runs until noon
and the orchestra will perform
from 9 to 11 a.m. Parking is free.

Science of beer and
wine to feature local
brewers, distributors

Sample, sip in
support of American
Cancer Society

The fun and fascinating
Science of Beer & Wine returns
to South Florida Science Center
and Aquarium for its third year

Attention Palm Beach
County foodies: “Taste of

on Thursday, Oct. 10, offering
an evening of food, music and
special demonstrations.
Guests will be guided through
the beer-brewing and winemaking processes and there will
be a liquid nitrogen experiment.
They will be able to sample bites
from Bistro Ten Zero One, Leila
Restaurant, Mojito Latin Cuisine
and Pampas Grille.
The event takes place from 6
to 9 p.m. at the science center,
4801 Dreher Trail North in West
Palm Beach. Cost $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers
in advance and $30 for nonmembers at the event.
For information, call (561)
370-7740.

more than two dozen community-service projects that aid
schools, students and families.
Each year, the club funds
$20,000 in college scholarships, $1,000 grants to all
West Palm Beach elementary
schools and holiday gift baskets to the needy.
Registration for the invitational begins at 11 a.m. There’s
a putting contest at noon and
the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s
Office Ball Drop takes place at
12:30 p.m. followed by a scramble-shotgun start at 1 p.m.
Cost is $200 per foursome.
For more information,
call (561) 252-7457.

It’s time for the annual
Charity Golf Invitational sponsored by the Rotary Club of
West Palm Beach.
The fund-raiser takes place
Friday, Oct. 11, at Bear Lakes
Country Club, 1901 Village Blvd.,
in West Palm Beach. All proceeds
will help the club carry out its

An open house benefiting a South Florida
charity that provides
equine therapy to children and adults is set
for Saturday, Oct. 12,
at Hopes, Dreams
and Horses,
10660 Randolph
Siding Rd. in
Jupiter.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
guests will be able to meet
the organization’s horses, play
games and learn about pro-

Non-profit plans
Rotary Club tourney open house in
to aid schools, families Jupiter

Census: Income is stagnant in Florida
By MIKE SCHNEIDER
Associated Press

ORLANDO — Household income remains
stagnant in Florida almost five years from the
start of the recession as the state’s largest cities rank at the bottom in income levels for the
nation’s most populous metro areas, according to
U.S. Census figures released Sept. 19.
Florida’s median household income in 2012 of
over $45,000 decreased slightly from the previous year, but the change was statistically insignificant. However, Florida’s median household
income is down more than 11 percent from when
it was $50,700 in 2000. Only seven other states
had higher decreases in the past dozen years, the
Census figures showed.
Nationally, the median household income was

$51,371 in 2012.
“This recovery is still a work in progress,” said
Sean Snaith, an economist at the University of
Central Florida. “It may be four and a quarter
years old, but in many ways it’s still embryonic.”
Even though Florida had some of the
nation’s largest job gains in July, the unemployment rate was still 7.1 percent. The slack labor
market creates little room to negotiate higher
wages and consumers end up spending less
money, Snaith said.
Three Florida metro areas ranked at the bottom of the list for household income in the
nation’s 25 most populous cities, including South
Florida – made up of Miami, Fort Lauderdale
and West Palm Beach – at $46,600. Those figures
were unchanged from the previous year.

The Foster & Adoptive
Parents Association of Palm
Beach County will bring this
year’s Superhero 5K Fun Run &
Family Day to Lake Worth on
Sunday, Oct. 13.
Activities will begin with a
timed race that raises
awareness of the
number of foster children in the region and
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features an element of fun, as
all participants are encouraged
to wear their favorite actionhero costume.
After the race, Family Day
will kick off with music, food,
face painting, a silent auction
and a family walk.
The location is John Prince
Park, 4759 S. Congress Ave.,
and the time is 7:30 a.m. Entry
fee is $30 in advance or $35 at

the event.
For information, call (561)
352-2540.

Kids Helping Kids to
celebrate Princess
and Pirate Ball

Pretend princesses and
pirates will gather for a fundraising ball Sunday, Oct. 13
to benefit the nonprofit Kids
Helping Kids program.
The Princess and Pirate Ball

will take place from 4 to 7 p.m.
at International Polo Club Palm
Beach, 3667 120th Ave. South in
Wellington.
Kids Helping Kids is a program of The Center for Family
Services. Its mission is to instill
philanthropy in youths and
make a difference in the lives
of children.
The Princess and Pirate
Ball will include cocktails and
“mocktails,” dinner, an oldfashioned treasure hunt, face
painting and arts and crafts.
Costumes are encouraged.
Cost is $150 for adults and $95
for children.
To purchase tickets, call (561)
616-1257.

Rotary Club to
host shred party
fund-raiser

A joint fund-raiser and
awareness-builder of Families
First of Palm Beach County and
the Royal Palm Beach Rotary
Club will take place Saturday,
Oct. 19, at Lowe’s in Wellington.
Guests are welcome to
bring old bank and credit card
statements, legal documents,
Internal Revenue Service forms
and other papers to be professionally shredded in the parking lot by Total Shredding. Time
is 9 a.m. to noon. Cost is $5 per
box or bag.
The Palm Beach County
Sheriff’s Office will be present with its crime-prevention
booth and free child-identification card.

For more information, call
(561) 253-1451.

Wellington gears up
for Fall Festival

Thanks to a partnership
between the Central Palm
Beach County Chamber of
Commerce and Wellington, village residents will enjoy this
year’s Fall Festival from 6 to
10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at
Village Park, 11700 Pierson Rd
in Wellington.
“Spooktacular” fun, costumes, candy and competitions
will unfold during the evening,
and children’s activities will
include a petting zoo, hayrides,
trick-or-treating and bounce
houses. Costume-contest competitors for best look-a-like,
most-original and scariest characters will be divided into age
groups.
Cost is $5 for adults and $7
for children in advance and $10
for children at the event.
For more information, call
(561) 791-4005.

Rooney’s charity golf
tourney set for Oct. 25
Rooney’s Golf Foundation’s
12th-annual charity tournament is set for Friday, Oct. 25,
at PGA National, 400 Avenue of
the Champions in Palm Beach
Gardens.
The tournament will benefit
the Autism Project of Palm
Beach County, Florida Atlantic
University’s Honors College,
Pathways to Independence and

Potentia Academy. The local
Rooney family and its businesses – the Palm Beach Kennel
Club, Rooney’s the Gastropub
and Rooney’s Beer Company –
will coordinate the benefit with
a team of volunteers.
Players will receive lunch,
dinner, goodie bags and
raffle prizes. The tournament
will begin at 11 a.m. with an
instructional class, followed by
play at 1:30 p.m. with a shotgun start. An awards ceremony
will culminate the event. Fee is
$300 per player.
For more information, call
(561) 683-2222, ext. 141.

Fall Fest returns to
Royal Palm Beach

The nostalgic feeling of fall
will be in the air at this year’s
Fall Fest, set for Saturday,
Oct. 26, at Royal Palm Beach
Commons, 1050 Royal Palm
Beach Blvd.
The community event will
set the tone for the season with
arts and crafts vendors, a food
truck, a beer garden and fun for
the entire family. Other activities include live entertainment
on the Royal Palm Auto Mall
stage and a concert by Brass
Evolution.
Fall Fest will take place from
11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and features
roving characters, a pumpkin
patch, costume contests for
dogs and humans, trick-ortreating and hayrides.
For more information, call
(561) 790-5149.

In Brief
International Polo
Club issues call for
poster-contest entries
The inaugural International
Polo Club Commemorative
Poster Contest will kick off with
the 2014 season, featuring a
winning piece of original art
depicting the sport of kings.
Contestants are asked to
send a digital image of their
work to vie for a $1,000 cash
award and publicity throughout
the polo season.
Entry is free, and artists can
submit up to two pieces of art
for consideration. Deadline is
noon on Oct. 25, 2013.
Additional guidelines are
available on the International
Polo Club’s website at internationalpoloclub.com. Go to the
“Poster Contest” link under the
News/Press tab.

PB County Library
System to build
‘Creation-Station’
with grant money

The Community Foundation
for Palm Beach and Martin counties has imparted a grant to
the Friends of the Palm Beach
County Library System for the
“CreationStation” initiative.
The money comes from the
John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation Fund and will be
used to develop a digital media
lab and recording studio at the
county’s main library on Summit
Boulevard in West Palm Beach.
The project, which will be
completed early next year, will
provide a space for residents to
learn how to use the equipment
for sound mixing, video sharing
and podcasting – all free.
Library staff members will
receive training on the equipment and will offer public workshops on how to use it.
“We’re very excited that,
thanks to the generosity of the
Community Foundation, the
library will offer a place where
community members can, at
no cost, increase their digital literacy, create local content and
have a platform to share their
knowledge with the community,” said Elizabeth Locke, the
Electronics Resources coordina-

Royal Palm Beach Commons,
1050 Royal Palm Beach Blvd.,
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Shoppers will be supporting
local growers and organic vendors. Live music will be part of
the festivities.
Locally grown produce will
be featured at the green market, along with fresh flowers,
herbs and spices, baked goods,
pastries, artisan foods, arts and
crafts, unique hand-crafted
items and special guest artists.
For more information, call
(561) 792-9260.

Quantum House
kicks off quarters
campaign

Submitted by Rosarian Academy

Seventh and eighth grade student members of Rosarian Academy’s National Junior Honor Society recently prepared more than
300 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for distribution at St. Ann Place in West Palm Beach. Established in 2001 as the outreach
center for St. Ann Catholic Church, St. Ann Place provides a variety of services to the poor and homeless in the area. For the
last ten years, Rosarian Academy’s service organization has spent one Friday afternoon a month making peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches. The school, in downtown West Palm Beach, has delivered nearly 15,000 sandwiches to help feed the homeless in
Palm Beach County in the past decade.

tor for the Palm Beach County
Library System.
“CreationStation will take the
technology training that we’re
currently offering to a new level
by offering training that will
enhance patrons’ job skills, as
well as their personal fulfillment.”

E. coli contamination
at Wellington watertreatment facility
under control

Wellington Utility last month
detected fecal matter in a well
that supplies water to the village’s water-treatment facility
and immediately isolated it
from service.
Officials said the well would
stay offline until conditions are
safe for its use. Groundwater
tests at the utility’s other wells
showed no bacteriological contamination and neither did drinking water at both the facility and
in the distribution system.
A boil-water was not issued.
Bacterial contamination can
result by the leaching of substances from the surface to the
groundwater, as well as faulty

well pipes.
The bacteria that was found,
E. coli, indicates the presence
of human or animal waste. E.
coli can cause sudden illness
and is dangerous for those with
compromised immune systems.
It causes such symptoms as
cramps, diarrhea, headaches
and nausea.
For more information, call
Bill Riebe at (561) 791-4000.

PBSC Foundation
receives $40,000 for
scholarships

The Florida College System
Foundation presented a check
for $40,002 to the Palm Beach
State College Foundation recently to support scholarships for
students who are the first generation in their family to attend
college or are studying nursing,
health care or education.
The donation was made
possible by nearly $1 million in gifts from Bank
of America, Florida Blue
and Helios Education
Foundations presented to
The Florida College System

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Foundation to distribute to the
state’s 28 colleges.
The Palm Healthcare
Foundation in West Palm Beach
is providing a 100 percent match
for the Florida Blue Foundation
gift – $13,646, and considerable
additional funding to support
nursing scholarships.

RPB Green Market
to celebrate grand
opening Oct. 20th

A weekly bazaar and green
market is coming to Royal Palm
Beach this season, beginning
with the grand-opening and
ribbon-cutting ceremony that
takes place Sunday, Oct. 20.
The green market
will run Sundays
through
April at

The familiar-looking canisters
at local businesses are back,
signaling the start of the 2013
Quarters for Quantum campaign.
Sponsored by Panera Bread,
the fund-raising drive is the
largest community project of its
kind at Quantum House and is
run by volunteers. Businesses,
civic organizations and schools
are welcome to register for
canisters, which they keep four
months and fill with quarters.
The top eight collectors will win
a live appearance on WPBF-TV
during December’s Holiday
Hope Drive.
Panera Bread organizes a
three-month corporate change
drive in its stores throughout
Palm Beach County.
All proceeds will help
Quantum House provide
lodging and meals to parents
whose children are being treated for serious medical conditions at area
hospitals.

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his head on a sharp object.
Unfortunately, he never recovered from his head injury.
Yes, I have some very big shoes
to fill. But I’ve already informed
my family that I’m accepting
this job with great pride.
I’ve also laid down some
ground rules. I’ve informed my
family that any problem – no
matter how small or big – can be
presented to me. They also know
that no calls after 9 p.m. or before
9 a.m. will be accepted. After all, I
still need my beauty sleep.
And no calls on Sundays during football season. Other than
these minor rules, my door and
heart will be open to my family
members – or anyone else.
So far, nobody has violated
these rules. In fact, so far it
appears no one in my family
has – except me – accepted me
as their leader.
Oh well. It’s their loss, not mine.
If that remains the case I’ll just
make my way back to Facebook.
I’m very well accepted there.
Ernie Zimmerman, a retired New
York City police officer and Vietnam
veteran, walks at least three miles
a day and
takes life nice
and easy in
Wellington,
where he
and his wife
Sharon have
lived for more
than 28 years.

they will never have to kiss my
feet – maybe my hands – but
never my feet.
I kind of like being the senior
male in my family, but the one
word I’m having trouble with
is “senior.” Am I really a senior?
According to my family I am. I
just hope I can hold my title for
a very long time.
The only way one can give
up this title in my family is by
death, and I ain’t ready to push
up grass yet. Actually, I feel
sorry for the next person in line
because I don’t plan to leave for
quite a while.
I plan on being like Queen
Elizabeth. No matter how old
I get I will not give up my title.
No, the next person in line in
my family is not named Charles,
but I’m sure he’ll feel like Prince
Charles in about 50 years.
I’ve already had the weight
of the world on my shoulders,
but now more weight has been
added. Truth be told, it’s a good
thing. I’m trying to keep myself
in decent shape by walking
at least 3 miles every day and
doing other types of exercise. In
fact, I’ve lost about 21 pounds
since getting my new title.
My Uncle Ben was a good role
model for me in trying to keep a
healthy body and mind. He was
95 and pretty healthy and in very
good shape for a guy his age.
His death happened not by
disease or a heart attack – he
died by tripping and hitting

Acreage Football teaches kids
much more than X’s and O’s
FOOTBALL / FROM PAGE 1

of hiring the officials and buying uniforms
and trophies for the five divisions: Mighty
Mites (ages 5-7); Prep (8-9); Freshmen (1012); JV (13-14); and Varsity (15-17).
The planning begins in January,
Flores says, and then, come August, the
teams play 10 games, culminating in a
Super Bowl Playoff game at the high
school each November.
On this Saturday morning, the
Freshmen Hurricanes are playing Army on
one field, the Ducks against the Tennessee
Volunteers next door, and the JVs are
warming up back behind the snack bar.
While Flores walks between the
fields, parents take shelter from the
sun beneath a canvas canopy, sipping
bottled water, selling league T-shirts
(“Our Blood, Our Sweat, Your Tears”) and
only occasionally jumping up to scream
encouragement at offspring too far
away to hear inside those helmets.
“OH!”
Staci Rimes leaps to her feet.
“Go, baby, go! Go! Go! Go!”
David Rimes, 12, is No. 23 on the
Freshman team, and Staci is the league
treasurer. Her husband, also named
Dave, is the vice commissioner, and their
daughter, Rilee, 8, is one of 60 girls who
cheer for the teams.
Staci’s shirt says “Hit Some Body.”
“We love to watch them become little
men,” she explains. “They all become part
of our family, and our goal is to see them
on the high school field someday, knowing
how to play the game properly and safely.”
After a while, you notice that no one
seems to talk much about winning.
At Acreage Tackle Football, winning is

JUST THE STATS

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231

The number
of kids playing
football in the
Acreage Tackle Football
League for
the current
season.

1

The number of girls
playing football in
the Acreage Tackle
Football League for the
current season.

That’s the
anniversary
the league
will soon
celebrate
after
forming on
Nov. 22, 1998.

a thing, but it’s far from the only thing.
“At the younger ages, the score is not
a big deal to them,” Flores says. “They
just want to play. If you ask, most of
them won’t even know the score.”
Now the Freshman games are ending
and the players, panting and sweaty, head
for the pavilion shade or the snack bar.
“Good game, Shane,” R.J. Sorensen,
12, tells Shane Schneider, 12.
“Good game, Shane,” Mikey Montalvo,
10, echoes.
They settle on a picnic bench.
“On the field, if you’re playing with
your friends, they’re not friends,” Mikey
says, “but after the game you can be
friends again.”
“Then we start all over again,” Shane
agrees.
“Once we lost 32-0 to our friends from
school,” Mikey says. “It felt embarrassing.”
“Yeah, it’s fun to win, but it’s still fun
to play,” R.J. adds.
Mikey nods. “You want to win and go
to Seminole Ridge and get a big trophy,”
he says. “But it’s better to have fun.” 

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The FLDSMDFR lives!
It’s not too much of a spoiler
to tell you that, because without the FLDSMDFR, more
precisely known as the Flint
Lockwood Diatonic Super
Mutating Dynamic Food
Replicator, there would hardly
be reason for a sequel to the
sweet and entertaining 2009
family film, “Cloudy With a
Chance of Meatballs.”
And if “Cloudy 2,” which ups
the zany quotient in the continued adventures of Flint and
his food-producing FLDSMDFR
(we just love the name, so we’ll
keep saying it) lacks the heart
and fresh feel of the original, it
almost makes up for it in gorgeous, color-popping visuals
and in its most important new
creation: the Foodimals.
Like we said, almost.
But first, what are
Foodimals? Your kids probably know already, and pretty
soon, they’re gonna be asking
for their Foodimals multivitamins. So you’d better educate
yourself.
Watermelephants.
Bananostriches. Shrimpanzees.
Tacodiles. Cheesepiders. Yes,
the remnants of FLDSMDFR’s
food storm have turned into living things.
To recap, at the end of the
last movie, Flint (voiced by Bill
Hader) had saved the world by
heroically deactivating his overperforming FLDSMDFR, with
the help of his brainy friend and
sort-of love interest, Sam (Anna
Faris), and others including
“Baby” Brent (Andy Samberg),
loyal monkey Steve (Neil Patrick
Harris), and Flint’s dad Tim

(James Caan).
The sequel, directed by
Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn,
begins precisely eight minutes
later, with Flint’s Swallow Falls
facing a huge cleanup job from
that giant storm created by,
yup, the FLDSMDFR. Or, in one
of the first of the movie’s many,
many puns: a disaster “of epic
portions.”
Here we have no devious mayor, but a new villain:
Chester V, the head of Live
Corp., clearly modeled after
Steve Jobs and Apple (small
kids won’t get this, but I sat
next to a 10-year-old who did).
Chester (Will Forte) whisks Flint
and his friends up to Live Corp.
HQ, where aspiring inventors compete to win Chester’s
favor. This HQ, which could be
Google-inspired as much as
Apple, has free caffeine stations (caffeine patches, too),
which serve up things like
“quinoa lattes,” for an easy
grownup laugh.
Flint thinks Chester wants
his knowhow, but all Chester
really wants is the FLDSMDFR,
for his own dodgy reasons. So
he sends Flint back down to
Swallow Falls, where he and his
loyal friends soon discover that
the FLDSMDFR is not only alive
but has created those seemingly monstrous Foodimals. The
only problem: they’re actually

not monstrous. Especially the
strawberries and the marshmallows. They’re adorable.
Enough on the plot – your
enjoyment will probably
depend on your tolerance of
those countless food-based
puns dreamed up by script writers Erica Rivinoja, John Francis
Daley and Jonathan Goldstein.
Some might find these tiresome, but let’s just note here
that this is a kid movie, and
KIDS LOVE PUNS. So they laugh
at “There’s a leek in the boat.”
And they laugh even more the
second time.
And if a character notes
that something is a “piece of
cake,” well, why wouldn’t you
introduce a nice piece of cake?
Personally I could have done
without the “cut the cheese”
pun. But guess what the kids
thought of it?
For the adults, there’s
enough to admire in the beautiful visuals – trees of a truly stunning purplish burgundy, for one
small example – and cultural
references like “Jurassic Park”
and even, I thought, “The Lion
King.” You’ll likely chuckle at
the Silicon Valley-type setting
called “San Fran Jose.” There’s
also a hilarious simultaneous
translation scene, performed by
a helpful strawberry.
And did we mention the
FLDSMDFR?

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MANELY SPEAKING by Laura Danowski I laura@palmswestmonthly.com

Here’s the poop: Let’s learn from horses’ digestive system
We’ve all heard a variant of the phrase, “same poop, different
day,” but for horse people, that’s actually a very good thing.
One answer to the question “How’s it going?” is the
all-too-common reply, “Same
poop, different day,” or a variant thereof. The expression
connotes lackluster, as if the
events in one’s day have no
meaning or value. I have two
views on the flippant reply.
The first makes me laugh as
I walk through stalls and paddocks with my pitch fork and
wheelbarrow – three times a
day – to scoop essentially “the
same poop, different day.”
There is much to be hailed in
horse poop; it is a barometer of
good health in horses.
Ready for a quick lesson in a
horse’s digestive system?
It takes a horse approximately 24 hours to defecate what
it ingests. Equine dentist Dr.
Geoff Tucker says a horse chews
about 25,000 times per day. The
well-chomped food travels to
the stomach for further break-

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intestine, where moisture and
nutrients are absorbed.
Final processing of complex
carbs and starches happens in
the hindgut, the latter part of
the large intestine.
Trouble usually starts in the
hindgut due to human brilliance of loading horses’ diets
with disproportionate amounts
of food stuffs not naturally
encountered.
Take competition horses
which are physically larger and
need more food. The average
horse weighs 1,100 pounds and
in one day can consume 30
pounds of hay and grain.
Ideally, their diet should
be forage heavy and light on
man-made grain products. This
is a very expensive process: a
55 pound bale of hay costs $18
to $20 and a horse easily goes
through four per week.
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out – about 35 pounds each
day, in three-hour movements.
As I walk around with trusted
fork and barrow, I look at the
poop for undigested foods;
whole oats and corn are favorites with the birds.
I look for “moving things,”
intestinal parasites, aka worms.
There are numerous types of
worms for which horses are
treated with preventive medicines in cycles. And then there’s
pungent odor – the kind that
can melt paint. This is a sign of
digestive issue.
If all internal systems are

in sync, the piles of poop will
have consistent shape, color
and odor.
So it’s easy to see that when
it comes to horses, “same poop,
different day” is a good thing.
My second view on the reply
“same poop, different day,” is
of frustration, lest we forget:
what we “put into” something,
directly affects the quality of
“the outcome.” This assessment
applies to word, deed, health,
finance – the list goes on.
Hey, we all know that sometimes, “poop just happens.”
And it is how we deal with the
sticky, smelly stuff of life that
really defines who we are as
productive, compassionate
human beings.

We all might take a good, hard,
self-investigative look at what
we put into our day, compared
to what we expect out of it.
If you seek additional
morsels of farm and equine
wisdom, come and visit. But
consider yourself warned – I will
hand you a fork.
Laura Danowski is the owner
of Heads-Up Media, specializing
in equestrian
promotion.
A former
circuit competitor, she
now resides
on her layup facility in
Loxahatchee.

Enjoy fall, fun and frights in Downtown West Palm
October is full of fun events in Downtown West Palm
Beach, highlighted by Clematis by Fright and Moonfest.
To all of my fun-loving Halloween
obsessed friends, it’s time to celebrate –
October is here!
Yes, the time to rake the fall leaves
and sip on warm apple cider as we cuddle near the fireplace has finally arrived.
Oh wait, we’re in South Florida! It’s time

to have a blast under the sun with plenty
of creepy and fun events Downtown …
rakes and sweaters not required!

Screen on the Green

First up is Screen on the Green on
the Waterfront. That’s right, my favorite
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the spooky fun with a movie fit for the
whole family.
The fun begins Friday, Oct. 11, at 8 p.m.
with the film, “Hotel Transylvania.” A fun,
hilarious, animated movie for all ages,
this PG-rated movie is set in Dracula’s
extravagant five-stake resort, where
monsters and their families can live it up
and no humans are allowed.
If you haven’t seen the film, this is your
chance! It might even be fun to bring
the kids in costume so that they get the
whole “Happy Halloween” experience!

Scarecrow Festival

For a less-creepy but equally fun
and festive event, the Historical Society
of Palm Beach County invites you and
your family to the Scarecrow Festival
that takes place Saturday, Nov. 2, from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This family-friendly event will be held
at the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm
Beach County History Museum. Enjoy
fun fall activities such as hay rides, arts &
crafts, a scarecrow contest, corn shucking contest and much more!
Admission is only $10 per person and
free for children 3 and under.
The museum is at 300 N. Dixie Hwy. in
downtown West Palm Beach. For more
information on the museum go online to
historicalsocietypbc.org.

Clematis by Fright

If movie nights and scarecrow festivals are not enough to tame your little
monsters, bring them to Clematis by
Fright on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m. for a scary fun time. The popular waterfront concert series goes to the
ghouls with a crazy costume contest for
all ages, free candy and more.

I always like to see the creative family costume ideas dressed in their most
“terrifying” getups. For more information on this very popular annual event,
go online to clematisbynight.net.

Moonfest

Of course, how can any Halloween
to-do list in South Florida be complete without mentioning Moonfest!
Last year, an estimated 25,000 people
came to Clematis Street to take part
in the outrageous Halloween event.
Moonfest is a 21-and-older, gated and
ticketed event ($7 in advance, $10 at
the gate or VIP!) that keeps getting
better each year.
As always, Moonfest starts at 6 p.m.
For more information and to purchase
your tickets, go online to moonfest.org.
That’s all for now, but certainly not
for Downtown. Until next time, I’ll see
you (in costume) in Downtown West
Palm Beach!
For a complete list of
weekly events and
business specials
sure to fit your
every mood and
whim, go online
to WPBGO.com.
The Downtown
Gal is a regular contributor to Palms West
Monthly. She lives,
works and plays in
Downtown West Palm
Beach and keeps readers abreast of the
latest events and
goings-on throughout the year.

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COMMUNITY ROUND-UP / WELLINGTON

Make plans to attend Wellington’s family-friendly Fall Festival
This popular community event is back with hayrides, costume
contests, bounce houses, trick or treating and haunted hallways!
By MAYOR BOB MARGOLIS
Exclusive to Palms West Monthly

October is another exciting
month for Wellington. Here’s an
overview of what’s in store:
Our annual Fall Festival
returns to Wellington on
October 19th! Starting at 6 p.m.
at Village Park, this is a great
community and family event
where kids can have a fun,
safe Halloween experience. As
always, we’ll have haunted hallways, bounce houses, door-todoor trick or treating, a costume
contest, hay rides and so much
more. Bring your children in
costume for a spooky, fun-filled
family evening!
Halloween is a holiday that

kids look forward to all year
– with costumes and candy,
how could they not be excited?
But it’s also a time of heightened danger. According to the
Centers for Disease Control,
childhood pedestrian deaths
are four times more likely on
Halloween than other evenings.
With that sobering statistic
in mind, I want to offer some
safety reminders.
Always put reflective tape
on your kids’ costumes and
bags to help drivers see them
in the dark. Make sure your kids
walk – not run – from house to
house. Keep to sidewalks whenever possible and ensure that
all costumes fit well to lessen

the chances of tripping, falling
and impacting vision.
Make sure kids know the
proper way to cross roads.
Young children should always
be supervised and older kids
should always go out in groups.
Make sure they never get into
a stranger’s car or go into any
stranger’s home without trusted adult supervision.
Lastly, stress to them that
they shouldn’t eat any candy
until an adult has inspected it.
As a reminder, Wellington’s
fiscal year begins Oct. 1 and
runs through Sept. 30, 2014.
You can find the budget by
clicking on the “Your Money”
icon online at wellingtonfl.gov.

We’ve seen recently some
positive economic developments for our budget. The
Palm Beach County Property
Appraiser revealed earlier this
year that Wellington has seen
the greatest increase in estimated property values for 2013
of all municipalities across the
county – 6.6 percent over last
year. We look forward to 2014
continuing this great trend.
Lastly, it’s getting close
to peak equestrian season in
Wellington. We see 11,000 to
12,000 horses from December
to February, dropping to
approximately 2,600 in the
summer months. It’s during
the present time – September
to November – when that
number starts increasing. With
limited road space, both riders
and drivers must do their part

to ensure
each other’s
safety.
I’m
excited for
all we have
going on
this month.
I can’t wait
to see
the smiles of kids and parents during Fall Festival and
Halloween. I’m excited for
Fiscal Year 2014, and how we
keep battling back after the
dark days of the recession.
And I’m excited for another
great equestrian season, which
is such an important element of
the Wellington community.

More than 25,000 expected to converge
at family-friendly Oktoberfest in Lantana
OKTOBERFEST / FROM PAGE 1

exported, and the American German Club
of the Palm Beaches has perfected it. What
started as a Sunday-afternoon picnic has
turned into one of the area’s oldest festivals.
Authentic German food, kegs of brew
imported from Munich and the crowdpleasing bands The Heldensteiner and
Die Lustigen Bayern will anchor six days
of festivities that include a Parade of
Flags, an official keg-tapping ceremony

and performances by the Palm Beach
Pipes & Drums Corps.
Tickets to Oktoberfest are $8 and
children younger than 12 get in free.
Event, family and VIP packages also are
available. Hours are 5 to 11 p.m. Fridays,
noon to 11 p.m. Saturdays and noon to
8 p.m. Sundays. The club is on Lantana
Road between Jog and Haverhill roads.
For more information, go online to
americangermanclub.org/oktoberfest. 

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This photo by 9th grader Julianne Schiliro won first place and a check for $150 as the overall winner
in the high school photography category of the Rotary Club of Wellington’s Peace Ceremony Contest.

Rotary contest promotes peace
Sometimes inspiration comes from
the unlikeliest places.
For Wellington High School 9th
grader Julianne Schiliro, inspiration
– along with a check for $150 – came
from a little girl she baby-sits.
Julianne won top overall prize in
the high school photography category of the Rotary Club of Wellington’s
recent United Nations Rotary Peace
Ceremony Contest.
All totalled, a whopping 256 posters, 70 poems, 35 essays and 20 photographs were judged for the annual
contest.
According to Julianne, her picture
was an “accidental success.”
Her picture depicts a young
girl sitting on a sofa with her arms
wrapped around a globe.
“The little girl is one of the girls I
baby-sit,” said Julianne. “She was just
lying on her couch saying ‘I have the
world in my hands.’ I took the picture
not thinking I would even use it at all.”

And the picture’s meaning?
“For me, the little girl hugging the
globe symbolizes love for the entire
world no matter color, language,
etc.,” she added.
In other categories, Poster winners
were 4th-grade students Kayla Brusie,
Binks Forest; Hailey Feinberg, Elbridge
Gale; Leah Silverman, Equestrian
Trails; Victoria Watson, New Horizons;
Adrianna Garrido, Panther Run; and
Jacob Fink, Wellington Elementary;
who each won $50. Leah, the overall
winner, received an additional $75.
Poetry winners were Warren Lee of
Polo Park Middle School and LeeAnn
Hewitt of Wellington Landings Middle
School. Each received $75.
Essay winners were Palm Beach
Central’s Ishmam Ahmed and Wellington High School’s Jake Sukienik.
Each took home $100.
The Peace Ceremony took place
Sept. 21 at the Wellington Rotary
Peace Park.

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JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT

This Month in History
Oct. 18, 1767: The boundary between Maryland and
Pennsylvania, the Mason-Dixon line, was agreed upon.
Oct. 27, 1787: The first of the “Federalist Papers,”
a series of essays calling for ratification of the U.S.
Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper.
Oct. 24, 1861: The first transcontinental telegraph
message was sent as Justice Stephen J. Field of
California transmitted a telegram to President Lincoln.
Oct. 26, 1881: The “Gunfight at the OK Corral” took
place in Tombstone, Ariz., as Wyatt Earp, his two brothers and “Doc” Holliday shot it out with Ike Clanton’s
gang. Three members of Clanton’s gang were killed.
Oct. 28, 1886: The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the
people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor
by President Cleveland in the presence of its sculptor,
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi.
Oct. 4, 1895: The first U.S. Open golf tournament was
held at the Newport Country Club in Rhode Island.

Oct. 6, 1927: The era of talking pictures arrived with the
opening of “The Jazz Singer,” starring Al Jolson, a movie
that featured both silent and sound-synchronized scenes.
Oct. 29, 1929: “Black Tuesday” descended upon the
New York Stock Exchange. Prices collapsed amid panic
selling and thousands of investors were wiped out as
America’s Great Depression began.
Oct. 2, 1950: The comic strip “Peanuts,” created by
Charles M. Schulz, was first published in nine newspapers.
Oct. 3, 1951: The New York Giants captured the
National League pennant in game three by a score of
5-4 as third baseman Bobby Thomson hit a three-run
homer off the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Ralph Branca in the
“shot heard ‘round the world.”
Oct. 18, 1968: The U.S. Olympic Committee suspended two black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos,
for giving a black power salute as a protest during a
victory ceremony in Mexico City.

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Beach County’s wanted fugitives.
Jose Colon is a white male born 9-11-62. He
is 5-feet 6-inches tall and weighs 180 pounds.
He has brown hair and brown eyes. He is at
large.
The suspect is wanted on a felony charge of
Possession of Cocaine.

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10-10-77. He is 5-feet 10-inches tall and weighs
185 pounds. He has black hair and brown
eyes and has multiple tatoos. His last known
address is Holt Road in West Palm Beach.
The suspect is wanted on felony charges of
Sale of Heroin and Trafficking in Heroin.
Warrants checked on 9-23-13.
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reward.

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Nothing will change until you stop
feeding into everyone else’s issues.
If you start taking care of yourself
your example will inspire them to
handle their own stuff.
Gemini (May 22 – June 21) What
you’re afraid of is nothing compared to what it will cost you not
to face it. Reclaiming your power
may come at a high price. Others
are bound to freak out about this.
Don’t let their hysteria keep you
from doing what’s right.
Cancer (June 22 – July 23) You
have no clue how to work this. All
you can do is stay in the moment
and trust that if this is what you
want it’s already yours. Keep your
thoughts clear and don’t let anyone tell you that this is impossible.

Leo (July 24 – Aug. 23) Needing

to prove yourself is an old story.
Removing your parental trips from
the equation will help you see this
for what it is. Stop trying to outdo
what’s perfect to begin with.
Virgo (Aug. 24 – Sept. 23) People
are manipulating you to the point
where you can’t figure out what
you want here. Your needs are too
important to get lost in others’
attempts to micromanage your life.
Shut off their input and listen to
your inner voice.
Libra (Sept. 24 – Oct. 23) Your
love life has taken an interesting
turn. What was a problem before
is no longer there. Now that things
are clear you are free to go deeper
into your heart. Learning more
about the true nature of love is
your job right now.
Scorpio (Oct. 24 – Nov. 22) Your
money concerns are major. You’re
so tied up in the system you’ve
gotten trapped in it. This is all the
result of thinking more is better.
Keep only what you need and sell
the rest.

Sagittarius (Nov. 23 – Dec. 21)

There’s so much going on outwardly your personal issues can’t
even be addressed. Maybe this is a
blessing, but sooner or later you’ll
have to deal with the fact that you
went too far too fast and wound
up forgetting yourself.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 20) A little strategy will save you from having
to hammer your point to death. Step
back and let others think that this is
their choice. Once they see that you
aren’t here to force the issue, they
will willingly agree to go along.

Aquarius (Jan. 21 – Feb. 19)

Others are confused by what
appears to be your need for change.
What you wanted a year ago has
nothing to do with what you want
now. Sharing your true feelings
won’t jeopardize your relationship.
Pisces (Feb. 20 – March 20) What
you’re afraid of losing is causing you
to cling to this. The real question is,
what are you holding on to? There
may be nothing of value here. By
settling you could easily close your
self off to real fulfillment.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A
man is accused of trying to get
marijuana into a Washington
state jail by attaching it to an
arrow he shot onto the roof.
A Whatcom County sheriff’s
employee saw the man step out
of his pickup truck and use a
bow to launch the arrow toward
the jail’s second-floor recreation
area, but it missed its target.
Sheriff Bill Elfo says the man,
identified as 36-year-old David
Jordan, was arrested for investigation of introducing contraband
into the jail, resisting arrest and
obstructing law enforcement.
The Bellingham Herald
reports Jordan served 20 days
in the jail in August for assault
and resisting arrest.
The sheriff says Jordan told
deputies he had been aiming
at a squirrel, but he couldn’t
explain why he needed to
attach marijuana to the arrow
to go squirrel hunting.

Conn. police: sneeze
leads to accidental
shooting

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police
in Connecticut say an 81-year-old
man who was lying in wait with a
rifle for a pesky raccoon accidentally shot himself after sneezing
and falling from a chair.
New Haven police say James
Pace Sr. shot himself in the shin
at his home. The injury wasn’t
life-threatening.
Pace told authorities that a
raccoon had been scratching at
his back door for several days
and he was waiting for it with
a .22-caliber rifle. Police say he
sneezed and fell from his chair,
then realized he had accidentally shot himself.
Pace’s son drove him to YaleNew Haven Hospital.
Detectives seized the rifle and
are investigating the incident.

Ohio couple married
65 years die 11 hours
apart

DAYTON, Ohio — Relatives
of an Ohio couple who died at a
nursing home 11 hours apart on
the same day say their love story’s ending reflects their devotion over 65 years of marriage.
The Dayton Daily News
reports that Harold and Ruth
Knapke died in their shared
room Aug. 11, days before their
66th anniversary.
Their daughters say they
believe their father willed himself
to stay with his wife despite failing
health until they could take the
next step in their journey together. He went first; she followed.
They had a joint funeral Mass,
with granddaughters carrying
Ruth’s casket and grandsons carrying Harold’s casket. The cemetery procession stopped at the
farm house where the couple
had raised six children. The current owners surprised the family
by flying a flag at half-staff.

Men dressed as
Batman, Captain
America rescue cat

No one was hurt in the fire,
including the rescuers – though
Buckland says the cat hissed
and swatted at him when it
regained consciousness.

Ohio man who
threatened police
holds ‘idiot’ sign

CLEVELAND — A man who
threatened officers in Cleveland
has made a court-ordered
public apology by standing
near a police station with a sign
describing himself as an idiot.
A judge had ordered 58-yearold Richard Dameron to stand
outside a local police station with
a sign bearing an apology. He
began the vigil Monday, Sept. 2,
and stood outside for three hours
each day for the rest of the week.
Dameron was convicted of
threatening officers in 911 calls.
The Cleveland judge who
sentenced Dameron previously
made a woman wear an “idiot”
sign in public for driving around
a school bus.

Cat survives 11-story
fall at Alaska
apartment

MILTON, West Virginia —
Who says superheroes aren’t
real?
When a West Virginia home
caught fire, trapping a kitten
inside, it was Batman and Captain
America who came to the rescue.
John Buckland, dressed as
Batman, and Troy Marcum,
dressed as Captain America, saw
smoke at a house nearby when
they were entertaining children
as part of their business. They
ran to the house along with
another bystander, kicked in the
door and broke out a window so
some smoke could escape.
Buckland, a former firefighter, says he crawled into the
front room and felt something
furry. He grabbed the animal,
ran outside and gave it mouthto-mouth resuscitation.

JUNEAU, Alaska — A house
cat in Alaska is recuperating after
surviving a fall from 11 stories up.
The Juneau Empire reports the
2-year-old cat, named Wasabi, was
chasing a mosquito in her owners’
apartment in Juneau, about two
blocks from the state Capitol.
The mosquito escaped out
a window and Wasabi went
after it. Stephanie Gustafson
says her mother watched the
female cat fall. The cat landed
in a parking lot.
Gustafson found Wasabi
huddled nearby, bloody and
wet from rain.
The cat suffered a fractured
leg and broke bones in a joint.
After an operation, pins and
wires are holding her fractured
bones together, and she’s
sporting a pink cast.

Wasabi is expected to heal in
about six weeks.

Texas woman
wounded when dog
knocks over shotgun

FORT WORTH, Texas — North
Texas police are investigating
a canine caper that left a dog
owner with a shotgun wound.
The dog was ambling about
its Fort Worth recently when
it knocked over a shotgun
leaning near the homeowner.
The gun discharged when it
fell to the ground, striking the
78-year-old woman in the left
foot as she watched television.
She didn’t immediately seek
medical attention and by the
next morning her foot had
swollen. She then sought treatment at a Fort Worth hospital.
Police spokeswoman Sharron
Neal tells the Fort Worth StarTelegram that the woman says
the dog shouldn’t be blamed.
The name and breed of the
dog weren’t released. Neal says,
“He has the right to remain silent.”

Baby boom: Triplets,
then twins for Tulsa
couple

TULSA, Okla. — After years
of trying to have a child, one
Tulsa family is getting more than
they bargained for: five babies
under the age of 1.
Andy and Sarah Justice
began the adoption process
after years of trying to get
pregnant without success.
Sarah Justice accompanied the
birth mother to an ultrasound
appointment, where they
learned
the

woman was expecting triplets.
The Justice family tells Tulsa
television station KOTV that they
were surprised but welcomed
the news. Joel, Hannah and
Elizabeth were born on May 18.
A week later, Sarah discovered
that she was pregnant with twins
– a boy and a girl, due in January.
The Justice family says they’re
excited by the additional bundles of joy but Sarah adds: “God
has a great sense of humor.”

Maine town tables
ordinance to muffle
roosters
OAKLAND, Maine —
Roosters in the small central Maine town of Oakland
are free to crow as loud as
they like.
The Town Council has
tabled a proposal that
would have levied fines as
high as $100 on the owners
of loud roosters.
The Morning Sentinel
reports that a dozen residents of the town of about
6,200 showed up at the
council meeting to oppose
the ordinance.
Ethan Pullen says some
people like to breed chickens to show at agricultural
fairs, and to breed chickens,
you need a rooster.
Town Manager Peter
Nielsen said
the proposal
was sparked
mostly by
the concerns
of one resident, who complained about a
neighbor’s four
loud roosters.
The neighbor
has since given
three roosters away,
which Nielsen says
appears to have solved
the problem.